Cookiecutter

#python   #project   #templates   #cookiecutter  

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Table of Content

Cookiecutter uses Jinja2 templating system

cookiecutter.json

private variables

cookiecutter.json can contain private variables that user won’t be required to fill.

Conditionals

cookiecutter.json

{
    "pytest_enabled": [
        "y",
        "n"
    ]
}

requirements_dev.txt

mkdocs

{%- if cookiecutter.pytest_enabled == 'y' %}
pytest
{%- endif %}

jinja remove empty line

Add - after % to remove jinja empty lines for variable settings if and for loops

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cookiecutter privates

_copy_without_render

list of file/ directories to copy without render

```json title=”cookiecutter.json” { “_copy_without_render”: [ “README.md” ] }